MARION COUNTY, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol was dispatched to a fatal pedestrian collision in Marion County Sunday night, WKMG reported.
According to the FHP, the accident happened on U.S. 441 near SE 3rd Avenue at about 9:35 p.m. A driver going south on US 441 struck a man who was standing in the outside lane of the roadway near SE 3rd Avenue.
The man, a 52-year-old Ocala resident, died at the scene. The driver, a 27-year-old woman from Reddick, was not injured in the incident.
OCALA, FL – A woman died after she was struck by two vehicles in Marion County early Thursday morning, according to the Ocala StarBanner.
The Florida Highway Patrol, Marion County Fire Rescue and Ocala Fire Rescue responded to the incident shortly before 5:30 a.m.
The FHP said the pedestrian was walking in the right southbound lane of South Pine Avenue in Ocala when she was struck near Southeast 39th Place by a Jeep Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicle. The driver of a second vehicle, a Volkswagen Encore, swerved to avoid the Jeep and also hit the pedestrian, The victim, a 55-year-old Ocala woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.
OCALA, FL – Emergency crews were dispatched to a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 in Marion County last week that sent six people to the hospital.
In a release posted on Facebook, Ocala Fire Rescue said the crash occurred March 5 on I-75 northbound at about 4:49 p.m. First responders arrived to find four damaged vehicles blocking all three northbound lanes of the interstate.
The vehicles involved were a pickup truck, a sedan that ended up against the guardrail, and two SUVs, one of which overturned. The driver of the pickup and a minor in the sedan were transported to the hospital as trauma alerts.
MARION COUNTY, FL – A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with an SUV in Marion County on Sunday night, WFTV reported.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the motorcyclist was heading north on US-441 near Ocala when the incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. The FHP’s investigation indicated that the driver of the SUV was going west on NW 95th Street and pulled out from a stop sign.
As the SUV driver was trying to cross over US-441, the vehicle was struck on the left side by the motorcycle, causing both vehicles to overturn.
OCALA, FL – Ocala police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Monday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports.
Officers were called to the site of the crash in the 1900 block of West Silver Springs Boulevard just after 7 p.m. A preliminary investigation found that a pedestrian was trying to cross the roadway from north to south when he was struck by an eastbound older model Ford Expedition.
The victim, a 62-year-old Ocala man, died at the scene. The driver, who was headed to work, did not see the victim in time before the collision, according to investigators. Police said the driver was an adult from Havana, Florida.
OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and Ocala police were called to a fatal pedestrian collision on Interstate 75 Saturday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports.
The incident occurred on northbound I-75 at mile marker 355 near U.S. 27. The FHP’s investigation determined that the driver of a Nissan Sentra was parked on the shoulder of the interstate sometime before 9:30 p.m., got out of the car and walked into traffic.
The driver of a semitractor-trailer swerved to avoid the man, then got out to check on him. The pedestrian said he was OK, but returned to darting in and out of traffic on I-75. The man was eventually struck by a Toyota Corolla whose driver was unable to avoid him.
OCALA, FL – Ocala Fire Rescue was among numerous agencies responding to a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 on Tuesday night.
The rescue squad’s Facebook post stated the incident occurred on I-75 south at about 10:34 p.m., and involved three semi-trucks and a passenger vehicle.
The crash resulted in varying degrees of fuel and cargo spills and an engine compartment fire in one of the trucks. The three truck drivers were taken to the hospital, two as trauma alerts while the other was transported for evaluation. No one was injured in the passenger vehicle.
MARION COUNTY, FL – A 12-year-old child was hurt Wednesday afternoon, January 22, in Ocala when the vehicle they were traveling in was rear-ended by a school bus, reports WCJB.
The incident occurred in the right-turn lane of Southwest 60th Avenue, prompting an emergency response shortly after 4:30 p.m.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers said a 56-year-old woman was behind the wheel of a sedan and was stopped in the lane. At one point, the sedan was hit from the back by a school bus occupied by 26 students.
OCALA, FL – A car and a motorcycle were involved in a fatal collision in southwest Ocala early Thursday morning, reports the Ocala Star-Banner.
The incident occurred at Southwest 80th Avenue and Southwest 80th Street at about 4:10 a.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a Hyundai was going south on SW 80th Avenue and attempted to make a left turn onto SW 80th Street. The driver apparently did not see a motorcycle rider going north and pulled out into his path, resulting in the crash.
The motorcyclist, a 37-year-old man from Citrus County, was thrown onto the grass shoulder and was pronounced dead after being taken to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital. The driver of the Hyundai, an 87-year-old woman, suffered minor injuries and was treated at the same hospital.
OCALA, FL – An elderly driver died after her vehicle was involved in a collision southwest Ocala last week, the Ocala StarBanner reports.
The incident happened Wednesday in the area of State Road 200 and SW 73rd Street Road, where state troopers responded just after 10 a.m.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a Nissan 370Z was going east on Southwest 73rd Street Road and tried to make a turn at the intersection. She turned in front of a Chevy Silverado pickup truck that was going north on SR 200, resulting in a collision that caused the Chevy to overturn.
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